Graduate Project Title
Development of an Effective Spelling Curriculum to be Implemented in a First-Third Grade Classroom
Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 1997
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Nancy E. Jurenka
Second Committee Member
Joe Schomer
Third Committee Member
Carol L. Butterfield
Abstract
Spelling is a frequently investigated curriculum area. There has been extensive research in the last century concerning various instructional procedures for the acquisition of spelling skills. Many research-based principles of effective spelling instruction have emerged from one of two contrasting models for the development of spelling competence. Traditionally, spelling has been taught with textbooks from spelling series. Students followed a structured program with the goal of learning to spell the list words. Advocates for spelling reform suggest spelling instruction should be based on the understanding of the developmental nature of the child. This project report provides guidelines for implementing a developmentally-based spelling program in which writing is emphasized.
Recommended Citation
Richardson, Katherine Marie, "Development of an Effective Spelling Curriculum to be Implemented in a First-Third Grade Classroom" (1997). All Graduate Projects. 534.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/534
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons